Business Card Content and Sizing Checklist
Here's a checklist for you - use it to jog your mind when thinking what to put on your Business Card. Keep in mind that the more details you include, the less likely your primary message will be noticed or read.
- Name
- Nickname
- Title
- Professional/academic titles
- Name of organization
- Department
- Address
- P.O. Box
- City
- State
- Post code
- Country
- Home phone number
- Mobile phone number
- Pager number
- Fax phone number
- E-mail address
- Web site address
- Extension number
- Toll-free phone number
- Office hours
- Appointments
- Map/directions
- Mission statement/business description
- Affiliations
- Product/service
- Special offer
- Invitation
- Illustration/photo
- Logo
- Sponsorships
- Offers
- Specials
- Discounts
- Coupon/s
- Pronunciation of unusual names
- Some lines for writing quotes, appointments, etc.
This list isn't conclusive and there are any amount of other items you may want to include. If you have any unusual or clever ideas for content, why not email them to us so we can include them?
SIZE & FILE Requirements
If you are going to supply your own artwork, it should comply with the following:
Business Cards 94 x 56mm (Finished
size = 90 x 54mm)
Business Cards must have
a 2mm bleed on the Left & Right, and a
1mm bleed top & bottom. All text and borders
must be kept at least 3mm inside the finished
size.
To make this easier, please email us, telling us which program
you are using, and we will email you a template to use. This will
help ensure the size, spacing and colour profiles are in line
with what is required.
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ALL OTHER ARTWORK MUST HAVE 2 mm BLEED ON
EACH SIDE.
FINISHED
SIZES
DL 99 X 210 mm
A6 105 x 148
mm
A5 148.5 X 210
mm
A4 210 X 297
mm
A3 297 x 420
mm
A2 420 x 594 mm
FILE
TYPES
All artwork files must be at least 300DPI
resolution. Nothing less than 300DPI can go
to print.
We accept the following file types:
.EPS (Illustrator)
.AI (Illustrator)
.PSD (Photoshop)
.PDF (High Quality setting only)
.TIFF
.JPG
Other files types may be
possible, please discuss with us.
COLOURS
All artwork must be created in CMYK.
That means no RGB files & no Pantone files
** Please note: We do not accept MS Publisher files.
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